Photo courtesy of Big HassleRay LaMontagne’s “Gossip in the Grain” was released Oct. 14. Ray LaMontagne’s third album, “Gossip in the Grain,” is fresh air for the soul. Often compared ...

When Ray LaMontagne came out of nowhere in 2004 ... growth brings a breathtaking immediacy to his third album. For Gossip In The Grain, once again produced by Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon, Ryan ...

On the heels of his 2006 album "Till the Sun Turns Black," Ray LaMontagne is set to release his third studio album, "Gossip in the Grain," Sept. 9 via RCA. By Katie Hasty On the heels of his 2006 ...

Though he remains a solo artist, Ray LaMontagne branches out on his new folk-rock album, Gossip in the Grain, taking some touring bandmates into the studio with him. In a session with host David ...

If LaMontagne looked like he was going to become New England’s answer to Jeb Loy Nichols on parts of “Gossip in the Grain,” this new album finds him back in shades of the late Elliott Smith.

Even though we caught up with Ray LaMontagne the day after his latest album, "Gossip in the Grain," entered the charts at No. 3, he sounded like someone who had just had the wrong tooth pulled.

Ray LaMontagne has been on the music scene ... and he followed it in 2008 with “Gossip in the Grain,” which debuted at No. 3. Subsequent albums have burnished LaMontagne’s profile ...

Well respected for sparse, plaintive bummer folk since his 2004 debut, LaMontagne gets a bit more expansive here, gently juking his earthy rasp with Stax-y horns, guitar twang, and lilting lady ...

the third LaMontagne offering - but while 'Gossip in the Grain' is a technically adept record, it lacks the primal spark that his initial material was endowed with. No, it's can't be that Ray ...

These are all off his new album Gossip in the Grain, which just dropped a few ... especially if you’re already a Ray LaMontagne fan, or just a fan of the rootsy acoustic folk sound.

Almost. Opener "You Are the Best Thing" is a brass-draped 70s soul serenade about falling head over heels in love. Relax. Ray hasn't suddenly gone all honey-dripping balladeer on us. His idea of ...